signs of spring!

[dragon_moon]

Last weekend's blooms, this week they're even more vibrant:









Not from the garden, but from a bouqet. Mmmmmm.

Comments

[serrah.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!!! It must be warmer there than it is here.

[flashfire.livejournal.com]

I like the pics, though it still looks like you're having a bit of a focus issue.

[dragon-moon.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, it's been in the 50's or so lately, and not much below freezing at night lately. We've had an incredibly mild winter this year. :\

[dragon-moon.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and yeah, I noticed that. Will have to see if the closeup flower shot helps on that end any...it's a bit disheartening that my digital appears to not focus on anything closer than the sunrise/sunset length of focus or other midrange stuff. Certainly doesn't do motion at all. At least now I know what to look for in a few years for a new digital. ;o)

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[flashfire.livejournal.com]

Hnnh. I'm guessing you don't have a macro setting?

[dragon-moon.livejournal.com]

Hmm. It's got what it calls a "flower macro" setting, but it doesn't appear to make that big a difference on what I've tried so far. Neither does the "zoom" setting make much difference, other than really not focusing on the only thing it consistently does focus on. ack.

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[flashfire.livejournal.com]

Strange..well, my macro setting icon on the display is also a flower, but I think that's probably a standard thing. I can also select what's supposed to be "infinite" focus for long-distance stuff, and that icon looks like a mountain.

If you do have the macro setting, the camera should focus on the flowers if you've got it pointed right.

[dragon-moon.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Yeah, it has the flower and mountain icons. I'll have to practice again with them, but in the past it didn't seem to make much difference. Thanks for trying to help out. ^___^